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Friday, January 7, 2011

Frozen Key Lime and White Chocolate Pie

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...It's embarrassing to admit that a dessert this easy to make helped build my reputation as a cook and is an often requested favorite of family and friends. Its initial creation was borne of harried necessity and I never dreamt that this combination of ingredients could possibly make a memorable dessert. It came about when I was in the middle of my "only from scratch" phase of cooking and had lost a race with time. That meant that dessert would have to come from outside my kitchen or be assembled with semi-homemade ingredients from the grocer's shelves. Refusing to bring a stranger's food into my home, I ran to the store to grab the ingredients I needed to make the creation that was forming in my head. I grabbed key lime juice, a couple of limes and heavy cream from the "real" food aisles. My cart also contained several not so real items, such as a ready-made graham cracker crust, sweetened condensed milk and a container of whipped topping. My plan was to create a key lime pie that would be made my own with the addition of a topping made from a mixture of heavy cream and white chocolate. I decided to make a frozen pie because I had no time to work with eggs and I'm not a big fan of gelatin desserts. That made my pie filling simple in the extreme. I mixed bottled lime juice with sweetened condensed milk and whipped topping and added some lime zest for extra flavor. I poured that layer of filling into the graham cracker crust and put the pie in the freezer. I then began to work on the next layer. I melted white chocolate in a bit of cream and brought it to body temperature before folding it into lightly beaten whipped cream. Be forewarned, that the cream will collapse if the chocolate is too warm or you attempt to beat it into the heavy cream. Folding is the prime directive here. I then spread the cream over the lime base and let the pie sit in the freezer while I went to work. About 8 hours later, I cut the pie into serving pieces before transferring it to the refrigerator where it sat for an hour or so before dessert was served. I cut the pie while frozen to assure clean slices. I refrigerated it to allow the filling to soften slightly before my guests had a go at it. Lovers of citrus desserts will adore this, though pipe and horn players should be warned that this is incapacitating and attempts to pucker-up may actually be painful. I do hope that, despite its humble ingredients, you'll give this pie a try. It takes all of 30 minutes to prepare and it is pure ambrosia for tired palates. Here is the recipe.Frozen Key Lime and White Chocolate Pie...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite

Ingredients:1 graham cracker pie crustFilling1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk6 ounces whipped toppingZest of 2 limes1/2 cup bottled key lime juiceLime slices for garnishTopping4 ounces white chocolate1-1/4 cup chilled whipping cream, divided useDirections:1) To make filling: Mix condensed milk with whipped topping and beat until well-blended. Add lime zest and juice and blend well. Pour into crust and freeze.2) To make topping: Combine white chocolate and 1/4 cup cream in a small bowl. Set over simmering water and stir until chocolate melts and is smooth. Remove bowl and allow chocolate to cool to body temperature. Beat reserved 1 cup cream until soft peaks form. Fold in chocolate mixture. Spread over top of lime filling. Return pie to freezer. Freeze for 8 hours.3) To serve: About 1 hour before serving, remove pie from freezer and cut into serving slices. Place pie in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Garnish with lime slices if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

Another wonderful story. I am anxious to try this pie. Still debaitng whether to enter the American Pie contest in April in Orlando. Just not as clever as you are in "inviting" recipes. WHy don't you come down and enter? I have judged for 2 years.

Going to go by key lime juice and cream today! LOVE anything with lime but the rest of the family isn't a big fan which will be a problem for me... really don't need the whole pie... Thanks for this recipe!

I'm not a fan of store bought products, but sometimes these can be pretty helpfull! This pie looks really amazing. I like frozen stuffs! Can you tell me how much of juce a can of key lime juce contains??? In Quebec, we cannot find these...

Oh Mary, I completely understand your comments that a dessert this easy to make helped build your reputation as a cook - I have a similar recipe that relies on two flavors of instant pudding of all things. I can't tell you how it's devoured by all who taste it.

I've been through that period of "everything from scratch" and I'm happy to say that I'm cured! Still very cautious about ingredients but do take some help from a number of prepared foods. I will say that many of those prepared items have improved over the years.

I am a huge fan of pie!! I love key lime too because it reminds me of lazy summer days, perfect when you're in the middle of a long and dreadful winter. Yours looks like it could be sold at a bakery--beautiful!

My goodness! You are a popular gal! This is my first time to visit and you already have 51 comments!?? WOOOW!! Thanks for checking out my blog - I'm sure I can learn plenty from you. Looking forward to being in touch with you in the days ahead. Happy Cooking & Eating too!

Mary! thank you for your kind words. I like your blog very much. Love your pictures and the fact that the coffee pot is never empty makes you my number one friend! BTW.. Kenya AA is my favorite coffee! Keep on cooking, keep on smiling and keep on writing! :)

Key Lime is my very favorite of all desserts, and this holiday season I realized I do have a fondness for white chocolate, so my curiosity is peaked by this combination. I will be hanging on to this for the next time I need an easy to prepare dessert.

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